Celebrities Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Oprah Winfrey donate to Maui recovery efforts. Concerns raised about aging politicians after recent troubling public episodes. CNN hires former New York Times and BBC executive as its new CEO.
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Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Oprah Winfrey have created a $10 million Maui Rescue Fund to directly aid the victims of the Maui fires, providing financial assistance for recovery efforts.
CNN has appointed Mark Thompson, a former executive of the New York Times and BBC, as the network's new CEO and editor-in-chief, hoping his experience will steer the network towards success in the digital era.
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Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Oprah Winfrey create $10 million Maui Rescue Fund
Hollywood stars Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Oprah Winfrey have created a $10 million Maui Rescue Fund called the People's Fund of Maui. The fund aims to directly help the victims of the Maui fires by providing financial assistance. Every affected resident aged 18 or older in the Lahaina and Kula areas will receive $1,200 a month to aid their recovery efforts.
Lack of accountability in the aftermath of the Maui fires
Despite ongoing investigations by the Department of Justice and the Hawaii Attorney General into the Maui fires, no one in the government seems willing to admit fault. Maui County has filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, while the utility company has blamed the firefighters. The former emergency management chief, Herman and Dia, resigned, leaving uncertainty regarding who was in charge during the emergency. Accountability remains elusive.
CNN hires executive Mark Thompson as new CEO amid crises
CNN has appointed Mark Thompson as the network's new CEO and editor-in-chief. Thompson, a former executive of the New York Times and BBC, takes charge as the third CEO in the past year and a half. CNN, facing staff departures, declining ratings, and failed digital streaming platforms, hopes that Thompson's experience will steer the network towards success in the digital era. However, Thompson's political stance and the network's ideological direction remain uncertain.
As Maui residents continue their recovery efforts, two wealthy celebrities open their checkbooks, how old is too old? Several aging politicians have suffered troubling public episodes recently, and CNN taps a former New York Times and BBC executive to head the network. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.